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"Different is Good," the cover to a children's book by Phelan Good featuring a friendly horned purple monster.

Why We Need WNDB

Posted on November 17, 2023November 23, 2023 by Abigail Welborn

If you’re wondering why I’m campaigning for a charity that won’t benefit people equally, here’s your answer! Of course it’s still OK if you don’t agree, but I thought it was worth explaining. Human beings are all predisposed to like people who are like them. Obviously we can and do overcome this predisposition all the…

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What the world needs now

Posted on November 4, 2023November 23, 2023 by Abigail Welborn

We need everyone to have access to books that are both windows and mirrors.

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Why Maternal Health Matters to Me (#2)

Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 by Abigail Welborn

My second birth was a sort-of unplanned C-section, and it made me even more grateful for a great hospital!

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a picture of me and my newborn son

Why Birth Justice Matters to Me (#1)

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 by Abigail Welborn

My parents watched anxiously from the waiting room at the end of the hall as a cadre of hospital staff in scrubs trooped into my labor and delivery room. Inside the room it was less scary, but of course, I knew what was going on. The doctor had diagnosed that baby’s head was turned to…

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Anna from Disney's frozen being super excited

I have a mentor!

Posted on March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 by Abigail Welborn

I found a mentor in Author Mentor Match round 7!

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Abigail dressed up as Wonder Woman in her blue dress with sword.

Fun Facts About Abigail

Posted on September 25, 2019February 13, 2020 by Abigail Welborn

(You can find my official bio at About Me.) I’m so extroverted it’s painful, according to my introverted husband. I can’t remember when I didn’t want to be an author. I wrote my first story in Kindergarten, and I still have it (thanks, Mom!). It was about a princess, a dragon, and a knight, so……

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Deadlines and Anniversaries: I Finished (Again)!

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Abigail Welborn

Last month, the second anniversary of my transition to being a full-time writer passed without my noticing. Maybe the second anniversary is never as exciting as the first, but I also have an excuse: I was finishing my book! I told myself I would finish in April. Then in May. Then in July or August….

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When Reality Interferes With Your Goals

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Abigail Welborn

At the beginning of this year, I set for myself what I considered to be ambitious but achievable goals: accumulate 75 rejections and edit my second book. Of course, I wasn’t really after 75 rejections; I was hoping that I could find an agent who wanted my book before I hit that number. But querying…

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Getting to know me

Posted on April 20, 2018April 21, 2018 by Abigail Welborn

Facts about me I can’t remember when I didn’t want to be an author. I wrote my first story in Kindergarten, and I still have it (thanks, Mom!). It was about a princess, a dragon, and a knight, so… not much has changed. I graduated from the University of Michigan. (Go Blue!) My favorite Doctor…

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New Year’s Goals

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Abigail Welborn

I ended 2017 by getting the stomach flu and eating nothing but 7-Up and white bread for three days, so we have nowhere to go from here but up! My 2018 writing goals are pretty simple: Accrue 75 rejections for Alchemist’s Mirror Finish two revision passes on my 2017 NaNoWriMo novel Of course, if I…

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